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Chandrabhan Khayal was born on 30 April 1946 in Babai, in the Hoshangabad district (now Narmadapuram) of Madhya Pradesh. He was born into a simple family.[{{Cite web |date=2011-05-06 |title=Writers awarded for their contribution to Indian languages |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/writers-awarded-for-their-contribution-to-indian-languages/story-YTvndI6lUXMyPr5TnmKJGL.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}] Their means of livelihood were agriculture and small-scale trade.[{{Cite web |title=चन्द्रभान ख़याल की ई-पुस्तकें {{!}} सूफ़ीनामा |url=https://sufinama.org/poets/chandrabhan-khayal/ebooks?lang=hi |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Sufinama |language=hi}}] During his childhood, he faced a lack of resources and completed his early education despite many hardships.[{{Cite web |date=2025-12-08 |title=Chandrabhan Khayal: Wrote 400 Couplets on Prophet Muhammad |url=https://dnn24.com/chandrabhan-khayal-wrote-400-couplets-on-prophet-muhammad |access-date=2026-03-27 |language=en-US}}] He completed his graduation from Sagar University ([[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University|Dr. Harisingh Gour University]]), Madhya Pradesh.[{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Qatar |last2=webmaster |date=2021-02-10 |title=Qatar-based literary organisation announces Silver Jubilee awards for Urdu scholars |url=https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/207336/NATION/Qatar-based-literary-organisation-announces-Silver-Jubilee-awards-for-Urdu-scholars |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Qatar Tribune |language=en}}] After completing his graduation, he moved to Delhi in search of better employment opportunities. There, he began his career as a journalist.[{{Cite web |title=चन्द्रभान ख़याल - प्रोफ़ाइल एवं जीवनी {{!}} रेख़्ता |url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets/chandrabhan-khayal/profile |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Rekhta |language=hi}}] He began working with Savera and Qaumi Awaaz. From 1981 to 2006, he worked as a Special Correspondent for [[Qaumi Awaz|Qaumi Awaaz.]] In 1979, his first poetry collection Sholon Ka Shajar was published.[{{Cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=’’لولاک ‘‘ ایک غیر مسلم شاعر کا نعتیہ نذرانہ : پروفیسر اسلم جمشید پوری - Roznama Sahara اردو |url=https://roznamasahara.com/laulak-by-chandrabhan-khyal/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210153205/https://roznamasahara.com/laulak-by-chandrabhan-khyal/ |archive-date=2025-12-10 |access-date=2026-03-27 |work=Roznama Sahara اردو |language=en-US}}] This collection drew the attention of leading Urdu writers and critics of that time.[{{Cite web |date=2022-04-08 |title=Urdu Poetry Award - Urdu Academy Delhi: Promoting Urdu Language & Culture in Delhi |url=https://www.urduacademydelhi.com/awards_sec/award-for-urdu-poetry/ |access-date=2026-03-27 |language=en-US}}] Some of his well-known works include Taaza Hawa Ki Tabishein, Laulak, Sholon Ka Shajar, Gumshuda Aadmi Ka Intezaar, Sulagti Soch Ke Saaye, and Subah-e-Mashriq Ki Azaan.[{{Cite web |title=What inspired Chanderbhan Khayal to pen world's longest poem on Prophet Muhammad |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/heritage-news/what-inspired-chanderbhan-khayal-to-pen-world-s-longest-poem-on-prophet-muhammad-29882.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=awazthevoice |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2006-08-26 |title=He taught self Urdu when Imam refused |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/he-taught-self-urdu-when-imam-refused/story-GUyOThfGSCLQV4KNagaXjK.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}] He served as Vice-Chairman of the [[National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language|National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (]]NCPUL), Government of India, from 2008 to 2011, and was also a member of the Governing Council of the Delhi Urdu Academy for two terms.[{{Cite web |title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi- Executive Board Members ::.. |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/executive_board_member.jsp |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}] He served as the Convener of Urdu Advisory Board at the Sahitya Akademi from 2013 to 2017, In 2020, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy. He further contributed as a member of the Urdu Advisory Board of the [[National Book Trust]] (NBT), India, and served as the Convenor of the Urdu Bhasha Samiti for the Saraswati Samman under the [[K. K. Birla Foundation|K. K. Birla Foundation,]] Delhi.[{{Cite web |title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi- Executive Board Members ::.. |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/executive_board_member.jsp |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}] He is currently in his second term as Convener. |
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Chandrabhan Khayal was born on 30 April 1946 in Babai, in the Hoshangabad district (now Narmadapuram) of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He was born into a simple family.[{{Cite web |date=2011-05-06 |title=Writers awarded for their contribution to Indian languages |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/writers-awarded-for-their-contribution-to-indian-languages/story-YTvndI6lUXMyPr5TnmKJGL.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}] Their means of livelihood were agriculture and small-scale trade.[{{Cite web |title=चन्द्रभान ख़याल की ई-पुस्तकें {{!}} सूफ़ीनामा |url=https://sufinama.org/poets/chandrabhan-khayal/ebooks?lang=hi |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Sufinama |language=hi}}] During his childhood, he faced a lack of resources and completed his early education despite many hardships.[{{Cite web |date=2025-12-08 |title=Chandrabhan Khayal: Wrote 400 Couplets on Prophet Muhammad |url=https://dnn24.com/chandrabhan-khayal-wrote-400-couplets-on-prophet-muhammad |access-date=2026-03-27 |language=en-US}}] He completed his graduation from Sagar University ([[Dr. Hari Singh Gour University|Dr. Harisingh Gour University]]), Madhya Pradesh.[{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=Qatar |last2=webmaster |date=2021-02-10 |title=Qatar-based literary organisation announces Silver Jubilee awards for Urdu scholars |url=https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/207336/NATION/Qatar-based-literary-organisation-announces-Silver-Jubilee-awards-for-Urdu-scholars |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Qatar Tribune |language=en}}] After completing his graduation, he moved to Delhi in search of better employment opportunities. There, he began his career as a journalist.[{{Cite web |title=चन्द्रभान ख़याल - प्रोफ़ाइल एवं जीवनी {{!}} रेख़्ता |url=https://www.rekhta.org/poets/chandrabhan-khayal/profile |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Rekhta |language=hi}}] He began working with Savera and Qaumi Awaaz. From 1981 to 2006, he worked as a Special Correspondent for [[Qaumi Awaz|Qaumi Awaaz.]] In 1979, his first poetry collection Sholon Ka Shajar was published.[{{Cite news |date=2024-04-23 |title=’’لولاک ‘‘ ایک غیر مسلم شاعر کا نعتیہ نذرانہ : پروفیسر اسلم جمشید پوری - Roznama Sahara اردو |url=https://roznamasahara.com/laulak-by-chandrabhan-khyal/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251210153205/https://roznamasahara.com/laulak-by-chandrabhan-khyal/ |archive-date=2025-12-10 |access-date=2026-03-27 |work=Roznama Sahara اردو |language=en-US}}] This collection drew the attention of leading Urdu writers and critics of that time.[{{Cite web |date=2022-04-08 |title=Urdu Poetry Award - Urdu Academy Delhi: Promoting Urdu Language & Culture in Delhi |url=https://www.urduacademydelhi.com/awards_sec/award-for-urdu-poetry/ |access-date=2026-03-27 |language=en-US}}] Some of his well-known works include Taaza Hawa Ki Tabishein, Laulak, Sholon Ka Shajar, Gumshuda Aadmi Ka Intezaar, Sulagti Soch Ke Saaye, and Subah-e-Mashriq Ki Azaan.[{{Cite web |title=What inspired Chanderbhan Khayal to pen world's longest poem on Prophet Muhammad |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/heritage-news/what-inspired-chanderbhan-khayal-to-pen-world-s-longest-poem-on-prophet-muhammad-29882.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=awazthevoice |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2006-08-26 |title=He taught self Urdu when Imam refused |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/he-taught-self-urdu-when-imam-refused/story-GUyOThfGSCLQV4KNagaXjK.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}] He served as Vice-Chairman of the [[National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language|National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (]]NCPUL), [[Government of India]], from 2008 to 2011, and was also a member of the Governing Council of the Delhi Urdu Academy for two terms.[{{Cite web |title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi- Executive Board Members ::.. |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/executive_board_member.jsp |access-date=2026-04-10 |website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}] He served as the Convener of Urdu Advisory Board at the Sahitya Akademi from 2013 to 2017, In 2020, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Madhya Pradesh Urdu Academy. He further contributed as a member of the Urdu Advisory Board of the [[National Book Trust]] (NBT), India, and served as the Convenor of the Urdu Bhasha Samiti for the Saraswati Samman under the [[K. K. Birla Foundation|K. K. Birla Foundation,]] Delhi.[{{Cite web |title=..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi- Executive Board Members ::.. |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/aboutus/executive_board_member.jsp |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}] He is currently in his second term as Convener. |
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In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious [[Sahitya Akademi]] Award for Taaza Hawa Ki Tabishen.[{{Cite web |last=adbimiras |date=2023-07-11 |title=معروف شاعر چندر بھان خیال سے علیزےنجف کی ایک ملاقات |url=https://adbimiras.com/maroof-shayer-chanderbhan-khayal-se-alizey-najaf-ki-aik-alizey-najaf-ki-aik-mulaqat/ |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Adbi Miras |language=ur}}][{{cite web |title=SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2021 IN URDU |url=https://culture.gov.in/files/press_release_document/English_Press_Urdu_24_02_2022.pdf |website=[[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] |access-date=7 April 2026}}] In 2003, he was honoured by the Delhi Urdu Academy for his contribution to Urdu literature.[{{Cite web |title=ہندوستان، رواداری کی سرزمین، ہم آہنگی ہمارااثاثہ: چندربھان خیال |url=https://www.urdu.awazthevoice.in/opinion-news/india-land-of-tolerance-harmony-our-asset-chandrabhan-khyal-38488.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=awazthevoice |language=ur}}] In addition, he received the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy Award, the Shehri Bhopali Award by the M.P. Urdu Academy, and he also received the Nai Aawaz Award for his renowned poetry collection Laulak.[{{Cite web |title=चंद्रभान खयाल को साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार देने की घोषणा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/announcement-of-sahitya-akademi-award-for-chandrabhan-khayal/articleshow/89754687.cms |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}] He was awarded the Sahitya Sangam Award for promoting harmony between Hindi and Urdu literature and the All India Unani Tibbi Conference Award for promoting national integration.[{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2022-02-23 |title=जानिए चंद्रभान ख़याल को, जिन्हें ‘ताज़ा हवा की ताबिशें’ के लिए मिलेगा उर्दू का साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार |url=https://jagranhindi.in/%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%8f-%e0%a4%9a%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%a6%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%ad%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%96%e0%a4%bc%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8b-%e0%a4%9c/ |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=हिंदी हैं हम |language=en-US}}] In 2014, Khayal received the national ‘Iqbal Samman’ award from the Department of Culture, Madhya Pradesh.[{{Cite web |date=2011-05-06 |title=Writers awarded for their contribution to Indian languages |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/writers-awarded-for-their-contribution-to-indian-languages/story-YTvndI6lUXMyPr5TnmKJGL.html |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}] In 2011, he was honored with the Tagore Literary Award for his ghazal collection 'Subah-e-Mashriq ki Azan'.[{{Cite web |title=AWARDS |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/9920-awards/ |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}] In recognition of his contributions, he was honoured with the Vishwarang Manad Samman in 2025. |
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In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious [[Sahitya Akademi]] Award for Taaza Hawa Ki Tabishen.[{{Cite web |last=adbimiras |date=2023-07-11 |title=معروف شاعر چندر بھان خیال سے علیزےنجف کی ایک ملاقات |url=https://adbimiras.com/maroof-shayer-chanderbhan-khayal-se-alizey-najaf-ki-aik-alizey-najaf-ki-aik-mulaqat/ |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Adbi Miras |language=ur}}][{{cite web |title=SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2021 IN URDU |url=https://culture.gov.in/files/press_release_document/English_Press_Urdu_24_02_2022.pdf |website=[[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] |access-date=7 April 2026}}] In 2003, he was honoured by the Delhi Urdu Academy for his contribution to Urdu literature.[{{Cite web |title=ہندوستان، رواداری کی سرزمین، ہم آہنگی ہمارااثاثہ: چندربھان خیال |url=https://www.urdu.awazthevoice.in/opinion-news/india-land-of-tolerance-harmony-our-asset-chandrabhan-khyal-38488.html |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=awazthevoice |language=ur}}] In addition, he received the [[Uttar Pradesh]] Urdu Academy Award, the Shehri Bhopali Award by the M.P. Urdu Academy, and he also received the Nai Aawaz Award for his renowned poetry collection Laulak.[{{Cite web |title=चंद्रभान खयाल को साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार देने की घोषणा |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/announcement-of-sahitya-akademi-award-for-chandrabhan-khayal/articleshow/89754687.cms |access-date=2026-03-27 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}] He was awarded the Sahitya Sangam Award for promoting harmony between Hindi and Urdu literature and the All India Unani Tibbi Conference Award for promoting national integration.[{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2022-02-23 |title=जानिए चंद्रभान ख़याल को, जिन्हें ‘ताज़ा हवा की ताबिशें’ के लिए मिलेगा उर्दू का साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार |url=https://jagranhindi.in/%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%8f-%e0%a4%9a%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%a6%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%ad%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%96%e0%a4%bc%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8b-%e0%a4%9c/ |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=हिंदी हैं हम |language=en-US}}] In 2014, Khayal received the national ‘Iqbal Samman’ award from the Department of Culture, Madhya Pradesh.[{{Cite web |date=2011-05-06 |title=Writers awarded for their contribution to Indian languages |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/writers-awarded-for-their-contribution-to-indian-languages/story-YTvndI6lUXMyPr5TnmKJGL.html |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}] In 2011, he was honored with the Tagore Literary Award for his ghazal collection 'Subah-e-Mashriq ki Azan'.[{{Cite web |title=AWARDS |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/1-community-news/9920-awards/ |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}] In recognition of his contributions, he was honoured with the Vishwarang Manad Samman in 2025. |
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